Mrs. Hazel New Bishop, age 92, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001.
Mrs. Bishop was born on May 27, 1908, in Enders. She was the daughter of Samuel Jasper New and Lela Elizabeth Tillery New. Mrs. Bishop made her home in Forrest City most of her life and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was retired from the Conway Human Development Center.
Mrs. Bishop married to C.C. Bishop in 1931, and he preceded her in death in 1981. She is survived by a son, Carroll Bishop of Forrest City; five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 22, 2001, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be Friday, March 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with the Rev. Harrell Herring and Rev. Dustin Lemkie officiating. There will be a graveside service in Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway at 3 p.m. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Chester Davis, aged 56, of Forrest City, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, at Methodist Central in Memphis.
Mr. Davis was born Sept. 16, 1944, in Forrest City, the son of Nathaniel Davis Sr. and Drucilla Cannad Davis. He was a member of Shady Grove M.B. Church.
Survivors include his wife, Loristine Johnson Davis of Forrest City; a daughter, Pamela Davis of Omaha, Neb.; six sons, Tyrone Davis, Michael Davis, Curtis Davis, and Demaco Johnson all of Forrest City, Chester Davis Jr. of Omaha and Tony Johnson of Lafayette, Ind.; a sister, Cordelia Davis of Albany, N.Y.; eight brothers, Richard Davis and Terry Davis both of Haynes, Roosevelt Davis of Forrest City, Raymond Davis, Bobby Davis and Willie L. Davis all of Wynne, Nathaniel Davis Jr. of Memphis and Eugene Davis of Chicago; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 23, 2001, from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the chapel of Woodhouse Mortuary. Funeral services will be Satuday, March 24, at noon at Christ Temple Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Ulysses Cothran officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery, under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.
Mrs. Clara M. Jones West, aged 56, of Chicago, died Friday, March 16, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. West was born Jan. 12, 1945, in Forrest City, the daughter of Sammie Jones Sr. and Sarah Henry Jones.
Survivors include her mother; two daughters, Bernetta West and Sharon Woodfolk, both of Chicago; three sons, Johnny West Jr. of Chicago, and Edward West and Roy West, both of Staples, Minn.; four sisters, Carolyn Sims of St. Louis, Shirley Davenport of Little Rock, and Mary McCurry and Angela Bean, both of Forrest City; six brothers, Clarence Henry and Mack Jones, both of Chicago, Clyde Jones of St. Louis, Charles Jones of Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus Jones of Forrest City and Ryce E. Jones of Little Rock; and 18 grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. West will be held Satuday, March 24, 2001, at 4 p.m. at the Rising Sun M.B. Church, with the Rev. John Strong Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Casteel Cemetery, under the direction of Woodhouse Mortuary.